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 |
|---|---|
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |