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.

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execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
dramaa composition (see composition
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
galaxymilky way galaxy
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
recessthe action of receding : recession