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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| Word | Meaning |
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| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |