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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| application | an act of applying: |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| passe | past one's prime |