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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endue | provide |
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caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
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