GRE Word List
SEQUESTER
to set apart : segregate
The meaning of the word sequester is to set apart : segregate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| aria | air |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |