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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| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |