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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| portly | dignified |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |