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 |
|---|---|
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
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| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |