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
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
dramaa composition (see composition
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously