GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
occurring every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| charlatan | quack |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |