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 |
|---|---|
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| mystic | mystical |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |