GRE Word List

HIERARCHY

a division of angels

The meaning of the word hierarchy is a division of angels.

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slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
raconteura person who excels in telling anecdotes
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
debonairsuave