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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| refrain | curb |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |