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apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
The meaning of the word distrait is apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted.
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|---|---|
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| disclose | to make known or public |
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| effete | no longer fertile |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |