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.

Random words

WordMeaning
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
judiciarya system of courts of law
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone