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 |
|---|---|
| stilted | pompous |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |