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 |
|---|---|
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| minuscule | very small |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| leery | suspicious |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |