GRE Word List

SEQUESTER

to set apart : segregate

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

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WordMeaning
pendantsomething suspended: such as
recitala detailed account : enumeration
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
gustthe sensation of taste
acuitykeenness of perception
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)