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 |
|---|---|
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |