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 |
|---|---|
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| cohorts | companion |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| dart | a light spear |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |