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 |
|---|---|
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |