GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| warranted | sanction |
| drivel | nonsense |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| abortive | prematurely born |