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
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
repastsomething taken as food : meal
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom