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 |
|---|---|
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| frigid | intensely cold |