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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WordMeaning
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element