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 |
|---|---|
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |