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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |