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 |
|---|---|
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |