SAT Word of the Day: alacrity

March 10, 2010 by  
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alacrity (n.)

From Dictionary.com:

1. cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
2. liveliness; briskness.

In a sentence:

“With so little time between scenes, the stage crew moved with alacrity to change the sets as quickly as possible.”

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