GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| laud | praise |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |