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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irksometending to irk : tedious
verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
pryto look closely or inquisitively
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
stellarof or relating to the stars : astral
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin