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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slakesubside
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
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bulgeto jut out : swell
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cringeto recoil in distaste