GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
occurring every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |