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
agogfull of intense interest or excitement : eager
wontaccustomed
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
sparseof few and scattered elements
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
unkemptnot combed
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people