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 |
|---|---|
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| debut | a first appearance |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |