GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
occurring every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |