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 |
|---|---|
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| ramification | branch |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| veracious | truthful |