GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |