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 |
|---|---|
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| actuary | clerk |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| boor | peasant |