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 |
|---|---|
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |