GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| onus | burden |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| devious | wandering |