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  • 11alacrity — noun I am confident that Liberia is going to move forward now with alacrity at the peace table Syn: eagerness, willingness, readiness; enthusiasm, ardor, avidity, fervor, keenness; promptness, haste, swiftness, dispatch, speed …

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  • 12alacrity — UK [əˈlækrətɪ] / US noun with alacrity …

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  • 13alacrity — a•lac•ri•ty [[t]əˈlæk rɪ ti[/t]] n. 1) cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: to do a favor with alacrity[/ex] 2) liveliness; briskness • Etymology: 1500–10; < L alacritās=alacri(s) lively + tās ty II a•lac′ri•tous, adj …

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  • 14with open arms — Synonyms and related words: agreeably, amiably, amicably, animatedly, anxiously, ardently, arm in arm, avidly, breathlessly, congenially, cordially, de bonne volonte, eagerly, enthusiastically, familiarly, favorably, friendliwise, friendly,… …

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  • 15alacrity — (n.) mid 15c., from L. alacritatem (nom. alacritas) liveliness, ardor, eagerness, from alacer (gen. alacris) cheerful, brisk, lively; of uncertain origin, perhaps cognate with Goth. aljan zeal, O.E. ellen courage, zeal, strength, O.H.G. ellian …

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  • 16alacrity — noun /əˈlæk.ɹɪ.ti,əˈlæk.ɹə.ti/ a) Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm. Ill get into the clothes this minute, if theyre here, said Sam, with great alacrity. b) Promptness; speed. This evening, however, he was struck by the beaming alacrity of the… …

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  • 17alacrity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. promptness, speed; zeal, eagerness. See activity, earliness, desire. Ant., apathy, laziness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. alertness, promptness, readiness, quickness; see action 1 , willingness . III… …

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  • 18USS Alacrity (MSO-520) — USS Alacrity (AM 520/MSO 520) was an Ability class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships.The third ship to be named Alacrity by the Navy, MSO… …

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  • 19HMS Alacrity (F174) — was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy. Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, she was completed with Exocet launchers in B position. Alacrity participated in the Falklands War, departing Devonport on 5 April 1982.The most notable… …

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  • 20List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… …

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