Question

read the passage. then, select the synonym of the word in bold. kinsley approaches all aspects of her work with an impressive alacrity: over the year in which i have had the pleasure to mentor her, i have been consistently amazed by the eagerness with which she takes on new tasks. in addition, her technical skills place her among the top students i have encountered during my decade - long tenure at the booneville academy.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context: the sentence talks about Kinsley's approach to work and later mentions "eagerness with which she takes on new tasks". "Alacrity" means brisk and cheerful willingness or eagerness. So we look for a word with a similar meaning (like eagerness, promptness, enthusiasm). Since the question is about selecting a synonym (though options aren't shown here, the key is identifying the meaning from context), the synonym would relate to eagerness. For example, if options included "eagerness", "slowness", "reluctance", "boredom", the correct one is "eagerness" as it matches the context of her taking on new tasks with enthusiasm.

(Note: Since the actual options aren't provided in the user's input, this explains the process. If options were given, we'd match the one with the same meaning as "alacrity" (eagerness, promptness in action).)

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze the context: the sentence talks about Kinsley's approach to work and later mentions "eagerness with which she takes on new tasks". "Alacrity" means brisk and cheerful willingness or eagerness. So we look for a word with a similar meaning (like eagerness, promptness, enthusiasm). Since the question is about selecting a synonym (though options aren't shown here, the key is identifying the meaning from context), the synonym would relate to eagerness. For example, if options included "eagerness", "slowness", "reluctance", "boredom", the correct one is "eagerness" as it matches the context of her taking on new tasks with enthusiasm.

(Note: Since the actual options aren't provided in the user's input, this explains the process. If options were given, we'd match the one with the same meaning as "alacrity" (eagerness, promptness in action).)