GRE Word List

SANGUINE

marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic

The meaning of the word sanguine is marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic.

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prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
brocadea rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
modishfashionable
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art