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 |
|---|---|
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| approbation | commendation |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |