GRE Word List

SEQUESTER

to set apart : segregate

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

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WordMeaning
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
suppliantsupplicant
stereotypeto make a stereotype from
drasticacting rapidly or violently
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease