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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| conspire | plot |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
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| reek | smoke |