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 |
|---|---|
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| condole | grieve |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| beleaguer | besiege |