GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
occurring every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| aria | air |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| constraint | the act of constraining |