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 |
|---|---|
| demise | death |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |