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 |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| predetermine | foreordain |