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 |
|---|---|
| defalcate | deduct |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| dynamo | generator |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |