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 |
|---|---|
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
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| sanction | a formal decree |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |