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 |
|---|---|
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
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| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |