GRE Word List

CREST

a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration

The meaning of the word crest is a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration.

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WordMeaning
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
banea source of harm or ruin : curse
anguishextreme pain, distress, or anxiety
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure