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
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
chivalrousvaliant
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive