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 |
|---|---|
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| ensconce | shelter |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| exhume | disinter |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |