GRE Word List
ALACRITY
promptness in response : cheerful readiness
The meaning of the word alacrity is promptness in response : cheerful readiness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| engender | beget |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| broach | brooch |
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| emanate | to come out from a source |