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.

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sinewyfull of sinews: such as
gustthe sensation of taste
dermatologista branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
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