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apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
The meaning of the word distrait is apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |