GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
occurring every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |