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 |
|---|---|
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |