GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |