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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| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
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| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |