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.
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| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| concur | to express agreement |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |