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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |