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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| sophist | philosopher |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| cataclysm | flood |