GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |