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
fructifyto bear fruit
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
neophytea new convert : proselyte
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
oligarchygovernment by the few
trampletramp