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
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
earmarka mark of identification on the ear of an animal
cloistera monastic establishment
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
repelto drive back : repulse
droopto hang or incline downward
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed