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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existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence
resignrelegate
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
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