GRE Word List
SEQUESTER
to set apart : segregate
The meaning of the word sequester is to set apart : segregate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| sleek | slick |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |