GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |