Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A battle or anything involving or causing much bloodshed

Sanguinary

The correct option is sanguinary. It means "bloody or involving bloodshed." The other options are not correct substitutes.

• Autocracy is a form of government in which one person has unlimited power.
• Ineffable means "impossible to express or describe in words."
• Redtapism means "excessive bureaucracy or red tape."