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 |
|---|---|
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |