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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WordMeaning
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
galleya ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
kenthe range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
gastronomythe art or science of good eating