GRE Word List
LICENTIOUS
lacking legal or moral restraints
The meaning of the word licentious is lacking legal or moral restraints.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| hallowed | holy |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |