GRE Word List
HIERARCHY
a division of angels
The meaning of the word hierarchy is a division of angels.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| collected | gathered together |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| poise | balance |