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 |
|---|---|
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |