GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| groom | bridegroom |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |