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 |
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| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |