GRE Word List
ILLICIT
not permitted : unlawful
The meaning of the word illicit is not permitted : unlawful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |