GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |