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 |
|---|---|
| gnome | maxim |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| apprehend | arrest |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |