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
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
lopsidedleaning to one side
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
outgoinggoing away : departing