GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
occurring every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |