GRE Word List
HIERARCHY
a division of angels
The meaning of the word hierarchy is a division of angels.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |