GRE Word List
SEQUESTER
to set apart : segregate
The meaning of the word sequester is to set apart : segregate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |