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 |
|---|---|
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| skimp | skimpy |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |