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 |
|---|---|
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |