GRE Word List
CRESTFALLEN
having a drooping crest or hanging head
The meaning of the word crestfallen is having a drooping crest or hanging head.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| giddy | dizzy |
| paradigm | example |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| grotto | cave |