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 |
|---|---|
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
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| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| pitfall | trap |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
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