GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| welter | writhe |
| sophist | philosopher |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| wont | accustomed |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |