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
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man