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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| cataclysm | flood |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
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