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 |
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| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |