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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WordMeaning
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
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forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
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quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
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