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 |
|---|---|
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |