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apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
The meaning of the word distrait is apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted.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 |
|---|---|
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |