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 |
|---|---|
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| demise | death |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| apprehend | arrest |