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 |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |