GRE Word List
GESTICULATION
the act of making gestures
The meaning of the word gesticulation is the act of making gestures.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| blackball | to vote against |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |