GRE Word List

DISTRAIT

apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted

The meaning of the word distrait is apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted.

Random words

WordMeaning
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
hypochondriachypochondriacal
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
forteone's strong point
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly