GRE Word List

SEQUESTER

to set apart : segregate

The meaning of the word sequester is to set apart : segregate.

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grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
sleighan open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice
piquantengagingly provocative
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
hortatoryhortative
palmany 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
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight