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 |
|---|---|
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| historic | historical |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| venue | locale |