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

WordMeaning
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
strewto spread by scattering
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
blackballto vote against
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
occidentwest
maroona dark red
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis