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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| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |