GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| sober | not intoxicated |