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 |
|---|---|
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| leery | suspicious |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |