GRE Word List
DEFALCATE
deduct
The meaning of the word defalcate is deduct.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| parlance | speech |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |