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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WordMeaning
sprightlymarked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
invincibleincapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall
stenchstink