GRE Word List
DISTRAIT
absentminded; distracted
The meaning of the word distrait is absentminded; distracted.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fidelity | loyalty; accuracy |
| purgatory | place of spiritual expiation; temporary state or place in which the souls must expiate their sins |
| onomatopoeia | words formed in imitation of natural sounds |
| betroth | become engaged to marry |
| effectuate | effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation |
| niggardly | meanly stingy; parsimonious; N. niggard: stingy person |
| languish | lose animation or strength |
| sprout | begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot |
| seethe | be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent. |
| aquiline | curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose |
