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 |
|---|---|
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| feint | something feigned |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |