GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lampoon | satire |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| pudding | blood sausage |