Carmine
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: of the purplish red colour shade carmine.
Cardinal
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of fundamental importance.Of or relating to the cardinal directionsDescribing a number used in counting, e.g., one, two, three.Having a bright red color (from the color of Catholic cardinals' cassock).
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A number indicating quantity, or the size of a set, e.g., one, two, three. (See Wikipedia article on Cardinal number.)An official in the Catholic Church, ranking only below the Pope and the patriarchs. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)A songbird of the finch family, Cardinalis cardinalis.Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae. (See Wikipedia article on cardinal birds.)A shade of red associated with the birds of the same name.
Example sentence: In my family, there was one cardinal priority - education. College was not an option; it was mandatory. So even though we didn't have a lot of money, we made it work. I signed up for financial aid, Pell Grants, work study, anything I could.