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 |
|---|---|
| quorum | a select group |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |