GRE Word List
SANGUINARY
bloodthirsty
The meaning of the word sanguinary is bloodthirsty.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| nomenclature | name |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |