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 |
|---|---|
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| actuary | clerk |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| fleck | streak |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |