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
unassumingnot assuming : modest
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
solicitto make petition to : entreat
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
stringenttight
briskkeenly alert : lively
terminologythe technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion