GRE Word List
SEQUESTER
to set apart : segregate
The meaning of the word sequester is to set apart : segregate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |