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
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language
reposea state of resting after exertion or strain
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals