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
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
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miragean optical (see optical
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humdrummonotonous
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