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 |
|---|---|
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |