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 |
|---|---|
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |