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 |
|---|---|
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| primal | original |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |