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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
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| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |