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 |
|---|---|
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |