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 |
|---|---|
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| alleviate | relieve |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |