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
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
categoricalabsolute
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
patentopen to public inspection
amphibianan amphibious organism
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease