GRE Word List

BIENNIAL

occurring every two years

The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.

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WordMeaning
ecologista branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
efficacythe power to produce an effect
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
idioman 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)
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous