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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| score | twenty |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |