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 |
|---|---|
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |