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.

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WordMeaning
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
solicitto make petition to : entreat
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
entomologya branch of zoology that deals with insects
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
civilof or relating to citizens
mordantbiting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive