GRE Word List
SEQUESTER
to set apart : segregate
The meaning of the word sequester is to set apart : segregate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| dour | stern |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| faculty | ability |