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A.Word.A.Day--distrait Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio distrait (di-STRAY) adjective Inattentive or preoccupied, especially because of anxiety. [Middle English, from Old French, past participle of distraire, to distract, from Latin distrahere.] "The King is distrait, the Fool has been trying to distract him." Saying it without words, New Straits Times, 10 Dec 1997. This week's theme: words not to put on a resume. X-Bonus This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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