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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |