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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WordMeaning
aptitudeinclination
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
spoofdeceive