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 |
|---|---|
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |