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 |
|---|---|
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |