GRE Word List
LAYMAN
a person who is not a member of the clergy
The meaning of the word layman is a person who is not a member of the clergy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| paltry | inferior |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| lunar | crescent |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |