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 |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| render | to melt down |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |