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 |
|---|---|
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| defalcate | deduct |
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| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| sheer | unqualified |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| extant | currently or actually existing |