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 |
|---|---|
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |