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

WordMeaning
callousbeing hardened and thickened
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
fortuitousoccurring by chance
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
piebaldcomposed of incongruous parts