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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| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
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| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
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| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |