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 |
|---|---|
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |