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 |
|---|---|
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| retribution | recompense |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |