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 |
|---|---|
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |