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 |
|---|---|
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |