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 |
|---|---|
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| overwhelm | upset |