GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| convention | agreement |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |