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
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
felonone who has committed a felony
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bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
bestialof or relating to beasts
complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect