GRE Word List
SEQUESTER
to set apart : segregate
The meaning of the word sequester is to set apart : segregate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| repercussion | reflection |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |