GRE Word List
SANGUINARY
bloodthirsty
The meaning of the word sanguinary is bloodthirsty.
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| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |