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 |
|---|---|
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| demure | reserved |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |