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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insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
overthrowoverturn
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
spanglea small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
trenchantkeen
palliddeficient in color : wan
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment