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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| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
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| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |