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 |
|---|---|
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
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| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| delve | excavate |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |