GRE Word List
SEQUESTER
to set apart : segregate
The meaning of the word sequester is to set apart : segregate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |