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
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
reckoncount
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant