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  • 91cloistered — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. secluded, sheltered, sequestered, recluse; see isolated , withdrawn . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [KLOIS terd] secluded, sheltered. Monks enjoy a cloistered lifestyle. SYN.: secluded, sheltered,… …

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  • 92isolated — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. secluded, apart, alone, solitary, insular, segregated, confined, sequestered, quarantined, screened, withdrawn, rustic, backwoods, separate, lonely, forsaken, hidden, remote, out of the way, unfrequented, lonesome, in a …

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  • 93secluded — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. screened, removed, sequestered; see isolated , withdrawn . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. isolated, sequestered, segregated, insulated, cloistered, reclusive, private, hidden, sheltered, lonesome, remote, deserted,… …

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  • 94sequester — verb 1) he sequestered himself from the world Syn: isolate oneself, hide away, shut oneself away, seclude oneself, cut oneself off, segregate oneself; closet oneself, cloister oneself, withdraw, retire 2) the government sequestered his property… …

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  • 95sequester — UK [sɪˈkwestə(r)] / US [sɪˈkwestər] verb [transitive] Word forms sequester : present tense I/you/we/they sequester he/she/it sequesters present participle sequestering past tense sequestered past participle sequestered legal 1) to keep a group of …

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  • 96reclusive — adjective 1. providing privacy or seclusion the cloistered academic world of books sat close together in the sequestered pergola sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree a secluded romantic spot • Syn: ↑cloistered, ↑secluded, ↑ …

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  • 97secluded — adjective 1. hidden from general view or use (Freq. 1) a privy place to rest and think a secluded romantic spot a secret garden • Syn: ↑privy, ↑secret • Similar to: ↑ …

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  • 98Appropriable — Ap*pro pri*a*ble, a. [See {Appropriate}.] Capable of being appropriated, set apart, sequestered, or assigned exclusively to a particular use. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 99By himself — Himself Him*self , pron. 1. An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is… …

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  • 100Himself — Him*self , pron. 1. An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who… …

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