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 |
|---|---|
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |