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 |
|---|---|
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| hubbub | noise |