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
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
bravehaving or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
derelictionan intentional abandonment
roseateresembling a rose especially in color
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly