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

WordMeaning
antipathya strong feeling of dislike
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
comprehendto grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of
coymarked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth