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 |
|---|---|
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |