GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |