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
flightyswift
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
intermediarymediator