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

WordMeaning
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
mauvea moderate purple, violet, or lilac color
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing