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 |
|---|---|
| flighty | swift |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |