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 |
|---|---|
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |