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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| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
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| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |