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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
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| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
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| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
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