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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divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
evenhandedfair
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skimpskimpy
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
passiveacted upon by an external agency