GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| dynamo | generator |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |