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

WordMeaning
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
embroiderto ornament with needlework
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
asepticpreventing infection
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
osseousbony
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
reputableenjoying good repute : held in esteem
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration