GRE Word List

INNOCUOUS

producing no injury : harmless

The meaning of the word innocuous is producing no injury : harmless.

Random words

WordMeaning
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
distantseparated in space : away
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context