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 |
|---|---|
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| scourge | whip |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |