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.

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WordMeaning
belaborto attack verbally
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject
liabilitythe quality or state of being liable
mediumsomething in a middle position
plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
abaseto lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction