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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WordMeaning
propulsivetending or having power to propel
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flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
outstripto go faster or farther than
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
exegesisexposition
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
havocwide and general destruction : devastation