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 |
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cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
unassuming | not assuming : modest |
decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
savor | the taste or smell of something |