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
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
boorpeasant
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening