GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
occurring every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |