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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |