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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WordMeaning
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
physiologicalof or relating to physiology
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
remittancea sum of money remitted