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
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
renderto melt down
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
monochromea painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
retainto keep in possession or use
briskkeenly alert : lively
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious