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 |
|---|---|
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| hallowed | holy |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |