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 |
|---|---|
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |