GRE Word List

SANGUINARY

bloodthirsty

The meaning of the word sanguinary is bloodthirsty.

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assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
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bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
imbibedrink
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage