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 |
|---|---|
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| commune | talk over |