GRE Word List
DEFALCATE
deduct
The meaning of the word defalcate is deduct.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |