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 |
|---|---|
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |