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.

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WordMeaning
markedhaving an identifying mark
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
peccadilloa slight offense
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
anemiaa condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
evenhandedfair