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

WordMeaning
congruentcongruous
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
vindicateto free from allegation or blame
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion