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
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
putrefyto make putrid
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
reeksmoke
dintforce
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone