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 |
|---|---|
| dally | to act playfully |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |