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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |