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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| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| pundit | pandit |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| pitfall | trap |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |