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alacrity

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  1. celerity              
 
alac.ri.ty \*-'lak-r*t-e-\ n [L alacritas, fr. alacr-, alacer lively, 
   eager; akin to OE &]OHG ellen zeal : a cheerful promptness or readiness : 
   BRISKNESS