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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|---|---|
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| nomenclature | name |
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| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
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| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| machinations | an act of machinating |