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.

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WordMeaning
artfulperformed with or showing art or skill
olfactoryof or relating to the sense of smell
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
elevationthe height to which something is elevated: such as
historichistorical
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
ancestryline of descent : lineage
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other