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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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WordMeaning
determinatehaving defined limits
habituateto make used to something : accustom
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn
congruentcongruous
cringeto recoil in distaste
seasoneda time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
skeptican adherent or advocate of skepticism