GRE Word List
SANGUINARY
bloodthirsty
The meaning of the word sanguinary is bloodthirsty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| amend | to put right |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |