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 |
|---|---|
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |