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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inflateddistended with air or gas
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
medleya musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
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daintysomething delicious to the taste
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