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
gruntto utter a grunt
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation