GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |