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
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| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| stench | stink |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |