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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |