GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
occurring every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |