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 |
|---|---|
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |