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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| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
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| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| chafe | irritate |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
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| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
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