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 |
|---|---|
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| hortatory | hortative |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |