GRE Word List
ALACRITY
promptness in response : cheerful readiness
The meaning of the word alacrity is promptness in response : cheerful readiness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| actuary | clerk |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| courier | messenger |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |