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 |
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untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
leery | suspicious |
brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
wily | full of wiles : crafty |
expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |