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 |
|---|---|
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| harass | exhaust |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| opus | work |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |