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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cremateto subject to cremation
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finishto come to an end : terminate
toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
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plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded