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 |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |