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 |
|---|---|
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |