GRE Word List
DEFALCATE
deduct
The meaning of the word defalcate is deduct.
Random words
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occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |