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
repastsomething taken as food : meal
hurlrush
opportunistone that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as