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 |
|---|---|
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ยน/โโ millimeter or less in diameter |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |