GRE Word List
SEQUESTER
to set apart : segregate
The meaning of the word sequester is to set apart : segregate.
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| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |