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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| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
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