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 |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |