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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |