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 |
|---|---|
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| score | twenty |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |