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 |
|---|---|
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| irate | roused to ire |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |