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 |
|---|---|
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |