GRE Word List

SANGUINARY

bloodthirsty

The meaning of the word sanguinary is bloodthirsty.

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detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
begetto procreate as the father : sire
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law