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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counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
exquisitemarked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress