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
brevityshortness of duration
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
pseudonyma fictitious name
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head
diversediffering from one another : unlike
foiblethe part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point
amazona member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating