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 |
|---|---|
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| boor | peasant |