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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averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
viable | capable of living |
injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
stem | the main trunk of a plant |
vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |