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 |
|---|---|
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| calorific | caloric |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| docile | easily taught |