Alacrity and Hesitancy

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Alacrity noun - Cheerful readiness to do something.

Usage example: having just acquired his driver's license that morning, the teen agreed with alacrity to drive his cousin to the airport

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Hesitancy is an antonym for alacrity.

Hesitancy noun - A state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action.

Usage example: his hesitancy in pulling over into the next lane while he had a chance resulted in him missing his exit

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Alacrity is an antonym for hesitancy.

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