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 |
|---|---|
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |