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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| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |