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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gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
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confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
phenomenaphenomenon
agapewide open : gaping
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
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lavishexpending or bestowing profusely : prodigal
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance