GRE Word List

ILLICIT

not permitted : unlawful

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

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WordMeaning
conservatorya greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
epicureanof or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge