GRE Word List
SEQUESTER
to set apart : segregate
The meaning of the word sequester is to set apart : segregate.
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| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
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| outgoing | going away : departing |
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| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
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| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |