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 |
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| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |