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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WordMeaning
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
discloseto make known or public
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apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
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startto move suddenly and violently : spring
meteoricof or relating to a meteor
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
legerdemainsleight of hand
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building