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 |
|---|---|
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |