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 |
|---|---|
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| mystic | mystical |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |