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 |
|---|---|
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |