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 |
|---|---|
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| whittle | a large knife |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |