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 |
|---|---|
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| quorum | a select group |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |