GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| cipher | zero |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| verge | brink |