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
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
missivea written communication : letter
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained