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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noisomenoxious
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
serebeing dried and withered
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taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret