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
minatoryhaving a menacing quality
glutto flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
surmountto prevail over : overcome