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 |
|---|---|
| opulence | wealth |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |