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
averto declare positively
disingenuouslacking in candor
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
braga pompous or boastful statement
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
shamblesa meat market
jesta joking or mocking remark
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)