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 |
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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 |