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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| throes | pang |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| noisome | noxious |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |