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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maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
skeptican adherent or advocate of skepticism
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
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alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion