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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WordMeaning
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
iotaan infinitesimal amount : jot
equanimityevenness of mind especially under stress
warrantsanction
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
rompone that romps
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")