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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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
sentinelsentry
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing