GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| annul | make void |
| obtrude | push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive |
| ethereal | like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air |
| cemetery | place for burying the dead |
| ecosystem | ecological community together with its environment |
| blandishment | flattery |
| graphic | pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described |
| cognitive | having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing |
| sundry | miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items |
| canto | division of a long poem |
