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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| license | permission to act |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |