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 |
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| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |