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 |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |