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.

Random words

WordMeaning
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
lacerationthe act of lacerating
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
mangyaffected with or resulting from mange
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
riftfissure
delusivelikely to delude
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play