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 |
|---|---|
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| forlorn | bereft |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |