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 |
|---|---|
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |