GRE Word List

BIENNIAL

occurring every two years

The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.

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pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
mediumsomething in a middle position
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
fineryornament
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy