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 |
|---|---|
| retrench | cut down |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| contest | strive |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
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| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |