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 |
|---|---|
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |