GRE Word List

SEQUESTER

to set apart : segregate

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

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WordMeaning
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
noosea loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
amphibianan amphibious organism
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum