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 |
|---|---|
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| scion | descendant |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |