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 |
|---|---|
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |