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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debuta first appearance
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
figmentsomething made up or contrived
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones