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 |
|---|---|
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |