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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| lax | loose |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |