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 |
|---|---|
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| drab | slattern |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| egregious | conspicuous |