GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| quarry | game |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |