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 |
|---|---|
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |