GRE Word List
SANGUINARY
bloodthirsty
The meaning of the word sanguinary is bloodthirsty.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |