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 |
|---|---|
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| gnome | maxim |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |