GRE Word List

SEQUESTER

to set apart : segregate

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

Random words

WordMeaning
immobilitynot moving : motionless
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
oratorone who delivers an oration
manumitto release from slavery