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 |
|---|---|
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |