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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|---|---|
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
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