GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
occurring every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |