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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |