GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| oversee | survey |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |