GRE Word List

HYGIENE

a science of the establishment and maintenance of health

The meaning of the word hygiene is a science of the establishment and maintenance of health.

Random words

WordMeaning
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
gavelrent or tribute in medieval England
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
averto declare positively
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)