GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| fiend | devil |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |