GRE Word List

ILLICIT

not permitted : unlawful

The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.

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WordMeaning
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
vertebrateany 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
representationalone that represents: such as
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor