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 |
|---|---|
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |