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 |
|---|---|
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| sublimate | sublime |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |