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 |
|---|---|
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |