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
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
urchinhedgehog
blueslow spirits : melancholy