GRE Word List

SANGUINE

marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic

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

Random words

WordMeaning
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
perditioneternal damnation
antithesisthe direct opposite
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical