GRE Word List
GESTICULATION
the act of making gestures
The meaning of the word gesticulation is the act of making gestures.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| aver | to declare positively |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |