GRE Word List
ICON
a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
The meaning of the word icon is a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |