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

WordMeaning
posthumousborn after the death of the father
gazettenewspaper
vividvery strong : very high in chroma
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
buxomvigorously or healthily plump
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
fashionthe prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time