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 |
|---|---|
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| colloquy | conversation |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |