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 |
|---|---|
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| sanction | a formal decree |