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 |
|---|---|
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| motley | variegated in color |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |