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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abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
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putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
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