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 |
|---|---|
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
