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 |
|---|---|
| pungent | sharply painful |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
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| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |