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
arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
mediateoccupying a middle position
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
sidetracksiding
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena