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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| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |