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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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WordMeaning
resignrelegate
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
emanateto come out from a source
haggardnot tamed
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
kismetfate
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
representationalone that represents: such as