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 |
|---|---|
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| alleviate | relieve |