GRE Word List
DEFOLIATE
to deprive of leaves especially prematurely
The meaning of the word defoliate is to deprive of leaves especially prematurely.
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|---|---|
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| deify | to make a god of |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |