GRE Word List

DECIDUOUS

falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle

The meaning of the word deciduous is falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle.

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WordMeaning
deferput off
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exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
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dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
ewethe female of the sheep especially when mature
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease