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apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
The meaning of the word distrait is apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted.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 |
|---|---|
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
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| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |