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 |
|---|---|
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| retrench | cut down |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |