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 |
|---|---|
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| engender | beget |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| prosody | the study of versification |