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 |
|---|---|
| egregious | conspicuous |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| hortatory | hortative |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |