GRE Word List
DISTRACT
to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
The meaning of the word distract is to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |