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 |
|---|---|
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |