GRE Word List

ILLICIT

not permitted : unlawful

The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.

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lampoonsatire
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
indissolublenot dissoluble
somnambulistan abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
puddingblood sausage