GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| unsavory | insipid |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |