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
hilarityboisterous merriment or laughter
antiquityancient times
dermatologista branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
hermitagethe habitation of a hermit
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
symmetrybalanced proportions
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
dissonancelack of agreement