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 |
|---|---|
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |