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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
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| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |