GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
occurring every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |