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 |
|---|---|
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| rift | fissure |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |