GRE Word List
SEQUESTER
to set apart : segregate
The meaning of the word sequester is to set apart : segregate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |