GRE Word List

SEQUESTER

to set apart : segregate

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

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WordMeaning
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
hypochondriachypochondriacal
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
vieto strive for superiority : contend
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
comportto be fitting : accord