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 |
|---|---|
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |