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 |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| ignite | to set afire |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| wry | twist |