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 |
|---|---|
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| paradigm | example |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |