GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
occurring every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| addle | rotten |
| significant | having meaning |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| slew | a large number |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |