GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
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| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| grate | grating |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |