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 |
|---|---|
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| quisling | traitor |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |