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
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
cipherzero
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
fugitiverunning away or intending flight
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
componenta constituent part : ingredient
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness