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 |
|---|---|
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
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