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 |
|---|---|
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| dart | a light spear |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |