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 |
|---|---|
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| indite | make up |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |