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 |
|---|---|
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| concentric | having a common center |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |