GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |