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 |
|---|---|
| vixen | a female fox |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |