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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estrangedhaving lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship
exegesisexposition
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
auroraldawn
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
transcendentaltranscendent
sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as