GRE Word List

BIENNIAL

occurring every two years

The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.

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WordMeaning
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
shearto cut off the hair from
understateto represent as less than is the case
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
gustythe sensation of taste
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep