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 |
|---|---|
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |