GRE Word List
ICONOCLASTIC
a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
The meaning of the word iconoclastic is a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |