GRE Word List

BIENNIAL

occurring every two years

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

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WordMeaning
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
addlerotten
significanthaving meaning
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
slewa large number
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained