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 |
|---|---|
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| reverie | daydream |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |