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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| query | question |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
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| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| hap | happening |
| antiquity | ancient times |