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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| Word | Meaning |
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| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
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| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |