GRE Word List
SEQUESTER
to set apart : segregate
The meaning of the word sequester is to set apart : segregate.
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| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| hortatory | hortative |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |