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 |
|---|---|
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| clip | encompass |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |