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
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
communetalk over
finalethe close or termination of something: such as
hovelan open shed or shelter
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
juncturea point of time
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)