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
pungentsharply painful
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
longevitya long duration of individual life
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament
wrytwist
effeteno longer fertile
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
dauntlessincapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted