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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| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| entity | being |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| doddering | feeble |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |