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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litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
belieto give a false impression of
inadvertentlyunintentional
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
biennialoccurring every two years
detonationthe action or process of detonating
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion