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 |
|---|---|
| pitfall | trap |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| shack | hut |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |