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 |
|---|---|
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |