GRE Word List

SEQUESTER

to set apart : segregate

The meaning of the word sequester is to set apart : segregate.

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WordMeaning
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
statutoryof or relating to statutes
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
flagrantconspicuously offensive
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
efficacythe power to produce an effect
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy