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 |
|---|---|
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| heed | to pay attention |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| hap | happening |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |