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hieroglyphic
hieroglyphics
hierogram
Hieronymian
hierophant
hifalutin
higgledy-piggledy
Higgs boson
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high-altitude cerebral edema
high-altitude pulmonary edema
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high blood pressure
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hierarchical
hi·er·ar·chi·cal [ h rrkik'l, h ə rrkik'l ] or hi·er·ar·chic [ h rrkik, h ə rrkik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. rigidly graded in order: relating to or arranged in a formally ranked order
2. administered by ranked clergy: administered by a hierarchy composed of members of the clergy

hi·er·ar·chi·cal·ly adverb
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