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 |
|---|---|
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |