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
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility