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 |
|---|---|
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| shambles | a meat market |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |