GRE Word List
DEFALCATE
deduct
The meaning of the word defalcate is deduct.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
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| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
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| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |