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 |
|---|---|
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| distend | extend |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |