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.

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WordMeaning
rejuvenateto make young or youthful again : give new vigor to
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
superannuatedoutmoded
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
leerysuspicious
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
foliagea representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit