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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WordMeaning
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
imprecationcurse
precipitousprecipitate
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
galea strong current of air:
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")