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 |
|---|---|
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| broach | brooch |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| crass | gross |
| braid | to make from braids |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |