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 |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |