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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jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
irremediablenot remediable
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
zealota zealous person