GRE Word List
LAYMAN
a person who is not a member of the clergy
The meaning of the word layman is a person who is not a member of the clergy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prattle | prate |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| stilted | pompous |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |