GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |