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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| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
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| spate | freshet |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
