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apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
The meaning of the word distrait is apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted.
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|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
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| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| spare | not being used |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
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| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
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