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 |
|---|---|
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |