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 |
|---|---|
| shangri-la | imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon |
| constraint | restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison |
| hybrid | mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize |
| concerted | mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together |
| droop | bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N. |
| append | attach |
| infamous | notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation |
| felon | person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime |
| fashion | give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay |
| recession | withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity |
