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apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted

The meaning of the word distrait is apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted.

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WordMeaning
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
circuita usually circular line encompassing an area
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined