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 |
|---|---|
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| violate | break |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |