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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| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |