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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
stem_fromarise from; originate from
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
vertexthe top of the head
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
demoniacpossessed or influenced by a demon
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
wontaccustomed
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak