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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libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
fiend | devil |
healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
confide | to have confidence : trust |