GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
occurring every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| exude | to ooze out |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |