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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| imprecation | curse |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |