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 |
|---|---|
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |