GRE Word List

ILLICIT

not permitted : unlawful

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

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WordMeaning
unsavoryinsipid
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
enervatelacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated
grimfierce in disposition or action : savage
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
denotationan act or process of denoting
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind