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 |
|---|---|
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| ignite | to set afire |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |