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 |
|---|---|
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| slapdash | haphazard |