GRE Word List
SANGUINARY
bloodthirsty
The meaning of the word sanguinary is bloodthirsty.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| prosody | the study of versification |