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: April 28, 2025
\uh-LAK-ruh-tee\ noun
What It Means
Alacrity refers to a quick and cheerful readiness to do something.
// She accepted the invitation to go on the trip with an alacrity that surprised her parents, who had assumed she wouldn’t be interested.
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