GRE Word List
LAITY
the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
The meaning of the word laity is the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| hurl | rush |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |