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 |
|---|---|
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| expatriate | banish |
| score | twenty |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |