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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pilfer | steal |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |