GRE Word List
DEFALCATE
deduct
The meaning of the word defalcate is deduct.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |