GRE Word List

SEQUESTER

to set apart : segregate

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

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WordMeaning
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate