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 |
|---|---|
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |