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 |
|---|---|
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |