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Word of the Day for Friday, September 18, 2009alacrity \uh-LACK-ruh-tee\, noun:A cheerful or eager readiness or willingness, often manifested by brisk, lively action or promptness in response. As for his homemade meatloaf sandwich with green tomato ketchup, a condiment he developed while working in New York, I devoured it with an alacrity unbecoming in someone who gets paid to taste carefully. Arranged in long ranks, ten-, twelve-, or thirteen-year-old girls, pale and hollow-eyed, their pinned-back hair sprouting tendrils limp with perspiration, operated the machinery with such alacrity that arms and hands were a flying blur. So, I am sure that I was thrilled when I got the letter offering me the fellowship and equally sure that I wrote back to accept with alacrity.Alacrity comes from Latin alacritas, from alacer, "lively." Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for alacrity | |||||||||
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