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 |
|---|---|
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| sheer | unqualified |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| mote | a small particle : speck |