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 |
|---|---|
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |