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 |
|---|---|
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |