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 |
|---|---|
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |