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 |
|---|---|
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| scintilla | spark |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |