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
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
rococorococo work or style
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted