GRE Word List
PROPHYLACTIC
guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
The meaning of the word prophylactic is guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
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| compartment | a separate division or section |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |