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 |
|---|---|
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| nib | bill |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |