GRE Word List
INSTITUTION
instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; Ex. institution of marriage
The meaning of the word institution is instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; Ex. institution of marriage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embryonic | undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development |
| flotsam | drifting wreckage |
| maxim | proverb; truth pithily stated |
| predilection | preference; partiality |
| accretion | growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete |
| quarry | dig into (to get stone); N: mine; ä¼®Àå |
| malingerer | one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work |
| wry | (esp. of an expression of the face) twisted; with a humorous twist (expressing displeasure) |
| embroider | decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish |
| rapport | close relationship; emotional closeness; harmony |