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 |
|---|---|
| nourish | nurture |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |