GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |