GRE Word List
BIENNIAL
occurring every two years
The meaning of the word biennial is occurring every two years.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |