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.

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chastiseto censure severely : castigate
omnipotentalmighty
gnarlsnarl
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
subsistencereal being : existence
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly