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 |
|---|---|
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |