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 |
|---|---|
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| replicate | duplicate |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |