GRE Word List

HIERARCHY

a division of angels

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

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WordMeaning
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
hostilitydeep-seated usually mutual ill will
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as