alacrity

alacrity [noun]:  cheerful readiness; briskness or promptness.

Example: Whenever his brother got into trouble at school, Rakesh reported the news to his parents with alacrity.

Related words: alacritous [adjective]

Synonyms: alertness, avidity, briskness, cheerfulness, dispatch, eagerness, enthusiasm, expedition, fervor, haste, promptness, quickness, readiness, verve, willingness, zeal

Antonyms: apathy, disinclination, indifference, reluctance, slowness, unwillingness

Tags: GRE

Category: Vocabulary words

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