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 |
|---|---|
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| garnish | decorate |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |