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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |