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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| viand | an item of food |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| maroon | a dark red |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
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