GRE Word List
INSTITUTION
an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character
The meaning of the word institution is an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| obscure | dark |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |