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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| inequity | injustice |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |