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illicit

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

forbidden by law, rules, or custom

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Illicit in a sentence

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Authorities seized a shipment of illicit goods at the border.

Synonyms
unlawfulillegalprohibitedforbidden
Antonyms
lawfullegitimate

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Verbal · Text Completion

The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Illicit (adjective) means forbidden by law, rules, or custom
Here is illicit used in an example sentence: "Authorities seized a shipment of illicit goods at the border."
Common synonyms for illicit include unlawful, illegal, prohibited, forbidden.
Antonyms of illicit include lawful, legitimate.
Illicit is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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