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 |
|---|---|
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |