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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| trance | stupor |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |