GRE Word List

BENIGN

of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life

The meaning of the word benign is of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life.

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WordMeaning
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
parlancespeech
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity