GRE Word List

ILLICIT

not permitted : unlawful

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

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WordMeaning
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
raptlifted up and carried away
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
variegateto diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck