Vocabulary Mnemonics

Licentious means promiscuous, or lacking restraint in sexual matters.

Licentious behavior… flashing a licentious grin… these are common ways this word is used.

Mnemonic

To remember its meaning, break it into “license” and “shush,” as in “shush, don’t talk about that!” (Sexual matters.)

You’re left with a “license” to indulge in “shush” behaviors.