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 |
|---|---|
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| kismet | fate |