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 |
|---|---|
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
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| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |