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.
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grouch | a fit of bad temper |
effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |