GRE Word List
DEFALCATE
deduct
The meaning of the word defalcate is deduct.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| vixen | a female fox |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |