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 |
|---|---|
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| canny | clever |
