GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| ploy | escapade |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |