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 |
|---|---|
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| historic | historical |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |