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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WordMeaning
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place
retortto pay or hurl back : return
potentateruler
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
osseousbony
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
galleya ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility