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
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
appellationan identifying name or title : designation
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
randoma haphazard course
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
inertlacking the power to move
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
hirsutehairy