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.

Random words

WordMeaning
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
abbreviateto make briefer
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
rigto fit out with rigging
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals