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 |
|---|---|
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| engender | beget |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |