GRE Word List

SANGUINARY

bloodthirsty

The meaning of the word sanguinary is bloodthirsty.

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oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
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ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
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dutifulfilled with or motivated by a sense of duty
alacritypromptness in response : cheerful readiness
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dismantleto disconnect the pieces of