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 |
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| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |