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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |