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 |
|---|---|
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| dingy | dirty |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |