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 |
|---|---|
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |