GRE Word List
DEFALCATE
deduct
The meaning of the word defalcate is deduct.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |