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 |
|---|---|
| endue | provide |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |