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
| Word | Meaning |
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| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |