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 |
|---|---|
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| scion | descendant |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| peerless | matchless |