GRE Word List

DEFALCATE

deduct

The meaning of the word defalcate is deduct.

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inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
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relegateto send into exile : banish
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