GRE Word List
DEFALCATE
deduct
The meaning of the word defalcate is deduct.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |