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 |
|---|---|
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |