GRE Word List
DEFALCATE
deduct
The meaning of the word defalcate is deduct.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| blanch | to take the color out of |