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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retaliateto return like for like
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
bureaucracya body of nonelected government officials
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
statutea law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
reeksmoke