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 |
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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 |