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 |
|---|---|
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| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
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| gazette | newspaper |