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 |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| wry | twist |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |