GRE Word List

ILLICIT

not permitted : unlawful

The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.

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WordMeaning
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
concoctto prepare by combining raw materials
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
empathythe 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
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
duressforcible restraint or restriction
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation