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
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
conventionagreement
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
padrea Christian clergyman
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
dolta stupid person