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 |
|---|---|
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| inequity | injustice |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| mulct | fine |