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 |
|---|---|
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| exegesis | exposition |