GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
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cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
abjure | to renounce upon oath |
respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
hardy | bold |
infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
posthumous | born after the death of the father |
epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |