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

WordMeaning
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
judiciarya system of courts of law
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies