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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |