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

WordMeaning
mediateoccupying a middle position
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
bevya large group or collection
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep