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 |
|---|---|
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |