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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roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
posthumousborn after the death of the father
flirtto move erratically : flit
helma lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly