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 |
|---|---|
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| condole | grieve |