GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |