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 |
|---|---|
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |