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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |