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.

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WordMeaning
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
connivancethe act of conniving
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism