GRE Word List
ILLICIT
illegal
The meaning of the word illicit is illegal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adapt | make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel. |
| insensate | without feeling; lacking sense; foolish |
| reciprocal | mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting; Ex. reciprocal trade agreement |
| furrow | long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V. |
| gerrymander | change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander |
| expatiate | talk at length; speak or write in detail |
| backslide | revert (to bad habits); N. reverter |
| don | put on; OP. doff |
| dynamo | generator for producing electricity; energetic person |
| somnambulist | sleepwalker; V. somnambulate; N. somnambulism |
