新gre词汇：alacrity

　　改革后的新gre考试词汇量的考察下降20%，希望考生不要被下降20%所迷惑，虽然对新gre考试词汇春意义的考察减少了，但是更加注重实际语言能力的考察了，所以同学们绝对不能放松对词汇的学习，以下是小编为大家搜素的有关alacrity的考法及近义词和反义词的整理。

　　1) promptness in response : cheerful readiness

　　2) cheerful willingness; eagerness; eager and enthusiastic willingness

　　3) speed or quickness; celerity.

　　4) eager and cheerful readiness

　　5) (n.) eager readiness or speed

　　6) liveliness

　　alacrity <> sluggishness, hesitance, reluctance

　　He replied to the invitation with alacrity; he was eager for the opportunity to travel to Puerto Rico.

　　Synonyms: liveliness, promptness, willingness c

　　【考法1】 n. 反应迅速，乐意： promptness in response : cheerful readiness

　　【例】 accepted the invitation with alacrity 欣喜地接受了邀请

　　【近】 amenability, gameness, obligingness, willingness

　　【反】 dilatoriness, hesitance and reluctance 拖延，犹豫和不情愿

　　The manager was so impressed by the worker's alacrity; he suggested a promotion.

　　On the first day of her new job, the recent college graduate was able to leave early after completing all of her tasks with alacrity.

　　alacrity ------ liveliness and eagerness

　　alacrity ------ cheerful promptness without reluctance

　　alacrity ----- eager and enthusiastic willingness

　　alacrity ------cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed

　　alacrity ------ cheerful promptness; eagerness

　　Alacrity ---- (n) Promptness, cheerful readiness.

　　alacrity a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

　　Alacrity ----- N. eager & enthusiastic willingness

　　alacrity ----- liveliness; willingness; eagerness

　　Alacrity ----- speed or quickness

　　Alacrity ----- speed or quickness

　　*Alacrity - Eager to say "at last in the city!"

　　alacrity (n) ---- at last in the city, I will do ANYTHING!! Eager and enthusiastic willingness.

　　alacrity ------Someone with alacrity shows cheerful willingness and eager behavior, like a kid whose mother has told him he can buy anything in a candy store. While the noun alacrity normally refers to someone's peppy behavior, it can also describe a certain mood or tempo of a musical composition, indicating how the music should be played. Alacrity comes from the Latin alacritas, and the Italian musical term allegro is a near relation.

　　noun - Cheerful willingness; eagerness.

　　noun - Speed or quickness; celerity.

　　synonym - haste, enthusiasm, celerity, avidity, willingness, sprightliness, swiftness, promptness, quickness, briskness

　　新gre考试已经陆陆续续被很多考生体验过，根据ets的考察方向及考生的反应，新gre对单词的考察并没有降低反而还有所提高，因此备考新gre考试词汇仍是迫在眉睫的问题，俗话说：“万丈高楼平地起”只有精确熟练的掌握了词汇，才可能在征服新gre考试的道路上立于不败之地。