GRE Word List
HIERARCHY
a division of angels
The meaning of the word hierarchy is a division of angels.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |