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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| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |