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 |
|---|---|
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| congruent | congruous |