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 |
|---|---|
| cryptic | secret |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| sheer | unqualified |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |