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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |