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.

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confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
flaccidnot firm or stiff
helma lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances