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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |