GRE Word List
SEQUESTER
to set apart : segregate
The meaning of the word sequester is to set apart : segregate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |