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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WordMeaning
malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
nullifyto make null (see null
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
gauntexcessively thin and angular
canterone who uses cant: such as
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
sprightlymarked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited