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
enhanceheighten
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
indissolublenot dissoluble
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on