GRE Word List
DEFOLIATE
to deprive of leaves especially prematurely
The meaning of the word defoliate is to deprive of leaves especially prematurely.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| viand | an item of food |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| lunar | crescent |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| puerile | juvenile |