GRE Word List
DEFALCATE
deduct
The meaning of the word defalcate is deduct.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |