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
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
gauntexcessively thin and angular
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
lacerationthe act of lacerating
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette
peccadilloa slight offense
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement