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 |
|---|---|
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| zealot | a zealous person |