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 |
|---|---|
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |