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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audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
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asepticpreventing infection
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
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canarda false or unfounded report or story
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)