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

WordMeaning
skimpskimpy
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
seismicof, subject to, or caused by an earthquake
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression