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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|---|---|
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| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
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| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |