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 |
|---|---|
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| finished | entirely done |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| grudging | unwilling |
| resign | relegate |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |