GRE Word List

INSTITUTE

something that is instituted: such as

The meaning of the word institute is something that is instituted: such as.

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WordMeaning
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
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
petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
misogynista person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person
repercussionreflection
facadethe front of a building
sluggarda habitually lazy person
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating