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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| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| modish | fashionable |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |