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 |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |