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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fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
expatriatebanish
scoretwenty
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
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tactileperceptible by touch : tangible
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration