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
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
retiringreserved
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
roseateresembling a rose especially in color
retaliateto return like for like