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 |
|---|---|
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| influx | a coming in |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |