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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| osseous | bony |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |