GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
occurring every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |