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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| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| hortatory | hortative |