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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |