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
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levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
beleaguer | besiege |
dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |