GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| brawny | muscular |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |