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apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted

The meaning of the word distrait is apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted.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
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
quenchput out
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
puerilejuvenile
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
palliddeficient in color : wan
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family