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 |
|---|---|
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |