GRE Word List

ILLICIT

not permitted : unlawful

The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.

Random words

WordMeaning
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects
retortto pay or hurl back : return
guisea form or style of dress : costume
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense