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 |
|---|---|
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |