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 |
|---|---|
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |