GRE Word List

SANGUINARY

bloodthirsty

The meaning of the word sanguinary is bloodthirsty.

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fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
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alleviaterelieve
woefulfull of woe : grievous
cremateto subject to cremation
rostera roll or list of personnel
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
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ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness