GRE Word List

ILLICIT

not permitted : unlawful

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

Random words

WordMeaning
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
unfalteringnot wavering or weakening : firm
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts