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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| submissive | submitting to others |