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 |
|---|---|
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |