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 |
|---|---|
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |