It's been a while since I had a basic "Word of the Day" post. I like to choose semi-familiar words (words I hear occasionally) that I can't quite define.
alacrity -- eagerness, zeal, agility (from the Latin word for lively)
EX. Once Mom gave the go-ahead, the children set up their lemonade stand with alacrity.
desultory -- leaping from one subject to another in a disconnected fashion; random; also, disappointing in performance (from the Latin word for leap)
EX. Without an agenda, the staff meeting became a desultory discussion of football statitistics and restuarant critiques.
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