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apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted

The meaning of the word distrait is apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted.

Random words

WordMeaning
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
innateexisting in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
facadethe front of a building
unassumingnot assuming : modest
exploitdeed
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant