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
kudospraise given for achievement
martialof, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior
friezea heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
voodooa religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
ingenuea naive girl or young woman