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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| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
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| potentate | ruler |
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| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
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| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
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